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Gavin B. Davis v. California

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, No. D074186 · judgment August 21, 2019


Certiorari denied · February 22, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

(1) Did the 4th Dist., Div. 1, Court of Appeal, California, err in its (a) inquiry and (b) application of Boykin / Tahl1 analysis under its (c) “totality of circumstances” standard of review in relying on an (d) incomplete and erroneous factual record2 in denying Appellant’s appeal of his timely and diligent Withdraw of Plea (April 23, 2018) efforts prior to Sentencing (June 7, 2018); where, Petitioner states that (e) there is substantially more than a reasonable probability3 1 See Boykin v. Ala. 395 U.S 238, 243 (1969); In re Tahl, 1 Cal. 3d 122, 132 (1969) 2 See e.g., D074186, Petition for Rehearing, with Attorney John O. Lanahan, commenting, in part, “the [cjourt overlooked [Petitioner’s] statements in open court that contradicted, rather that supplemented, the waiver of rights he had initialed on the change of plea form” (pg. 5-6) and “minute orders and his own statements at the change of plea hearing show that he believed the only way he would be released was if he pleaded guilty,” (Id., pg. 6) (Appendix F) in support that the factual basis and procedural background presented in the opinion are inaccurate including but not limited to overlooking such minute orders, actions and intent, and oral dialogue, where Petitioner at many instances in the record raised considerable doubt as to what rights he was waiving in exchange for his immediate (i.e. same day) own recognizance return to pre-trial liberty while not being provided the alternative (i.e. a bail review motion as previously repeatedly calendared); and, therefore, reliance on a partial and/or incorrect fact pattern 3 A low threshold without substantial burden of proof

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gavin B. Davis

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
19A726

Proceedings

  1. Apr 26 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Apr 07 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
  3. Mar 05 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Feb 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jan 13 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
  6. Dec 01 2020
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gavin B. Davis.
  7. Apr 20 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 31, 2020)
  8. Dec 30 2019
    Application (19A726) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 24, 2020.
  9. Dec 24 2019
    Application (19A726) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 24, 2020 to April 24, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.